Jack Mather set down a pack of water bottles at the corner of Pearl Street and Seventh Avenue early Wednesday afternoon, just behind demonstrators holding “ICE Out” signs.
Mather usually stays a bit out of sight at protest events, quietly observing and supporting people through small acts, like handing out water.
That changed on Tuesday, Jan. 27, when Mather found himself at the front of the line as uniformed officers emerged from the federal building in downtown Eugene.
“I’m usually kind of just in the background, but yesterday, I was kind of, I was pretty frustrated,” Mather said…